BORLEY RECTORY BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Gascoigne, Marc. The Ghost Investigator's Handbook. London: Penguin, 1997. pp.75-81, 105, 127. (Pictures of rectory, of floating brick, of Price in his lab, and of the original website by Vincent O'Neil at www.kdcol/~rvon. Mentions the "disembodied black hand" seen by a chauffeur. It was seen twice. Author generally does a good job of summarizing. The focus is on Price. Lengthy discussion includes attacks on Price and Foysters, mostly from the SPR report of 1956. Does not mention the Hastings rebuttal of 1969. Incorrectly states Marianne "was known to hate the place." Appendix includes links to ghostly web sites on the Internet - some of which are now defunct.)**T

George, Leonard. Alternative Realities. New York: Facts on File, 1995. p. 120. (Encyclopedic volume covering "The paranormal, the mystic, and the transcendent in human experience." Under "Haunting" is a paragraph on Borley which concludes "Unfortunately, the psychical researchers involved conducted an incompetent investigation, and controversy continues regarding whether anything other than fraud, unusual acoustics, and an infestation of noisy mice were responsible for Borley Rectory's chilling reputation." Mistakenly indicates in the plural that "beds ejected their occupants," when in fact, Marianne was the only one thrown out of bed.)

Gersten, Dennis. ARE YOU GETTING ENLIGHTENED OR LOSING YOUR MIND? A Spiritual Program for Mental Fitness. Harmony, a Division of Crown Books, May 1997. (A one paragraph reference to Borley in Chapter 11, "Visual Paranormal Experience." Under Ghosts and Hauntings, it collapses history when it explains, "The Borley Rectory is considered to be one of the most haunted houses in England. The rectory was initially inhabited by Benedictine monks. In the late 1800's, Reverend H.D.D. Bull tore down the old rectory and built a new one on the same site, at which point in time, the hauntings commenced." Bull did not tear down the previous rectory - it was destroyed by fire. Chapter available on the Internet.)

Ghosts and Hauntings. Pleasantville, New York: The Reader's Digest Association, 1993. pp. 62-64, 113-114. Part of the "Quest for the Unknown" series. (Briefly refers to attempts at exorcism. Brief account of Price's visits.) **T

GHOSTS, HAUNTED HOUSES & SPOOKY STORIES - THE FACTS; THE FAKES & THE TOTALLY BIZARRE Page 22. Drawing of church in Pluckley, now deemed the most haunted village in England, which looks much like the one at Borley. ("Destroyed by fire in 1939, Borley Rectory in Essex was haunted by several ghosts including a poltergeist, although doubt has now been cast upon their authenticity.")

Glanville, Sidney H. The Haunting of Borley Rectory.1937-38. Also known as "The Locked Book of Private Information."Unpublished. (Principal investigator on Price's 1937 team. Held seances. Firm believer. Used as resource by Price, Wood, and others, so some assume this book was in the Price Library. Dispute over exactly where the two original versions are located. On page 126 of New Light on Old Ghosts, Trevor Hall says it was "in my library." On page xviii of The Last Case of Sherlock Holmes, Trevor Hall quoted from a letter he reportedly received from Glanville, "I am sending you by registered post my original notes of the observations I made at Borley Rectory. I lent it to Harry Price and it found its way to London University to which he bequeathed his books. . . . It was returned to me when I asked for it at a time when I wanted to refer to what I had originally written, but as I never gave it to Harry Price I am free to do as I wish with it and I would like you to have it. This is because I feel that you should have it in your library, where it will be preserved and available at your discretion." The curator of the Harry Price Library discovered that Hall sold it to an unknown American for £1200. - Alan Wesencraft - Dawson Book Service list, date unknown. See also a note from the Librarian at the Universiy of London J.H.P. Pafford. Peter Underwood copied it verbatim for his own records and described it as a scrap book with "pasted-in photographs, cuttings, booklets, posters, tracings and plans." Bound in leather and fitted with a lock by Price. In The End of Borley Rectory, Price said "If all other existing records of Borley were to be destroyed, and only the Locked Book' was saved, it would form a complete history .. . of the haunting of Borley Rectory." (p. 117) Indeed, it has formed the basis for many subsequent studies with just over 161 pages. Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island lists the following in their catalogue: "Glanville, Sidney H. Author(s): Glanville, Sidney H. ; Hall, Trevor H. Publication: London : [Trevor Hall],; England; London. Year: 1952 Description: [5], 183 [i.e. 198] leaves : ill., plans ; 26 cm. Language: English. NOTES: One of two typescript copies, with additions, of Glanville's original typewritten manuscript. Glanville wrote the original manuscript in 1937 and 1938. Copies prepared by Trevor Hall. Additions comprise 2 mounted photographs preceding the frontispiece, the frontispiece, leaves 52B, 68B, 68C, 115B, 121B, 121C, 157A, 162-183, and Trevor Hall's note on provenance, leaf [4], 1st count, which is dated Dec. 1952. Some numbers are assigned to more than one leaf, as follows: 15, 15A, 15B, 15C; 68, 68B; 71, 71A; 78, 78B; 115, 115B; 121, 121B, 121C; 131, 131A; 133, 133A, 133B, 133C; 138, 138A; 157, 157A. Flyleaf is included in pagination as leaf [1], 1st count, since it holds a mounted photograph. Includes [35] mounted photographs, many of which appear to be photographs of leaves from the original manuscript which themselves held mounted photographs. Leaves 2, 18, 23, and 97 have photographs mounted on rectos and versos. Also includes [2] folded plans, probably original drawings, attached to leaves 15A verso, 15B, and 15C, and a folded, certified copy of the death certificate of Henry Foyster Bull, attached to leaf 78B.")** Peter Underwood's copy

Glanville, Sidney H. Borley Rectory. Fittleworth, 1953. (Typescript only.)

Godwin, John. Unsolved: the world of the unknown New York: Doubleday, 1976. Chapter 10, "The Haunted Rectory." pp. 149, 151-161. ("Harry Price was fifty-seven and at the peak of his career when he undertook the investigation that tarnished his name. Instead of a person, he decided to investigate a building. . . . He carefully selected one he could rent, occupy, and bug with every utensil in his armory." Price "suspected Marianne of producing some of the effects. . . .but [he] badly wanted desperately to hunt down that poltergeist." Most of this report focuses on the Price tenancy, including the sentence that his observers heard "the sound of a body being dragged on the floor, wails, cries, and groans." Makes it seem as if all the wall writings appeared during this period. Leads the reader to believe Kerr-Pearse originated the reply "I cannot understand, tell me more." He actually mimicked Marianne and wrote, "I still cannot understand, tell me more." Also incorrectly states "None of the observers ever witnessed the actual writing process," when in fact Price wrote, "Some of these marks spontaneously appeared under controlled conditions, in the presence of the investigators." EBR p. 202. Relates some details of the October, 1937 seance, and of some of the automatic writings. After publication of his two books, the attacks on Price began, and "The battle of Borley grew into a major war that quickly engulfed the entire psychic world." Godwin defends Price by pointing out, "the occurrences at the rectory began long before either Price or Mrs. Foyster set foot there. . . . Had he wanted publicity at the expense of truthfulness, he could have achieved it many times before.")**T

Golden Book Encyclopedia. New York: Golden Press, 1960. Volume 7, p. 579. (For children. Alludes to Borley without mentioning it by name. Incorrectly uses present tense. "England's most haunted house is a rectory in Essex. Among its ghosts are two headless horsemen, a nun, and a lady who cries, "Don't, Carlos, don't!" **T

Goss, Michael. POLTERGEISTS: An annotated Bibliography of Works in English Circa 1880-1975. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1975. p. xiv. Reference numbers: 83, 218, 238, 249a, 254, 421, 625, 764, 765, 769, 780, 783, 877, 881, 885a, 917, 918a, 930, 956, 989, 1106. (Author admits coverage of Borley "has not been given very much attention," in this work as he concludes site "must represent a haunting." Still, he lists over 20 references.)**

Gould, Rupert. Oddities: A Book of Unexplained Facts. New Hyde Park: University Books, 1965. p. 51. New York: Bell Publishing. p. 51. (A most curious footnote at the end of his chapter on the moving coffins in Barbados relates, "I have notes, but no details of similar occurrences in the crypt of Borley Church, Essex, about 1882." Emphasis mine. Another mention of moving coffins at Borley is that made by Wesley Downes inThe Ghosts of Borley, written in 1993. Where did Gould get hisinformation?)**T/**T

Great Hauntings. See Brookesmith, Peter.

Green, Andrew. Haunted Houses. Buckinghamshire: Shire Publications Ltd. 1994. p. 19. (Small [32 page] guide book with two unique black and white photos. Church has bikes by fence, coach house has old car. Brief paragraph about each. Rare.)**T Scan

Green, Andrew. Haunted Inns and Taverns. Buckinghamshire: Shire Publications Ltd. 1995. p. 20. (Guide book, listing Bull Hotel in Long Melford. Does not mention Borley, but included in this list since the hotel is where Price and others stayed while investigating the rectory. Scene of "psychic mysteries such as objects moving across the room by themselves." Still open.)**T

Green, Andrew. Our Haunted Kingdom. Wolfe, 1973. Fortuna, 1974. pp. 86-7. (During a weekend visit to Borley in August 1951 a member of the Ealing Psychical Research Society saw a "woman in a long white gown," and was upset Green could not see her. Green founded the Society and was one of four on the tour. Green writes, "It was bitterly cold. The witness, however, was perspiring profusely with fear and later with annoyance that I had failed to see the ghost. I had, nevertheless, heard the steady rustle of grass and bushes as if something was walking through the undergrowth." The phantom was about 30 feet in front of the witness, "standing at the end of the Nun's Walk." It then "moved slowly down towards the end of the neglected garden and on reaching the boundary hedge, in front of a garage, just vanished." It approached to within 10 feet of the un-named witness, whom Andrew has identified to me as Roger Pyatt. At some point in the visit, the group of four experienced "two other inexplicable incidents, including the sighting of a phantom greyhound." He does not print what the second incident was, but on the phone told Vincent O'Neil it concerned a screaming bicyclist. Relates that at one time Price claimed up to "200 different ghosts existed in the old building," a number not verified. James Turner, a subsequent owner, told him of hearing organ music in the empty church. Green states, "I am convinced that Borley is haunted." Rare.)**T/**T

Greenhouse, Herbert B. The Book of Psychic Knowledge. New York: Signet, 1975. Taplinger Publishing and Burns & Mac Eachern Ltd., 1973. p. 158. (Question and answer format without an index. Borley is mentioned under the question, "Are poltergeists the same as ghosts?" Greenhouse says, "One of the most striking ghost/poltergeist cases what that of the Borley Rectory in England, where the ghost of a nun appeared on and off for a period of fifty years, from 1885 to 1943," to "seventeen persons." Price's records indicate the nun was first seen July 28, 1900, and has been seen since.)**T

Gregory, Anita. The Strange Case Of Rudi Schneider. New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1985. pp. 153, 164, 166-67, 248, 277, 321. (Charles Sutton, "considered that he had evidence that Price had fraudulently contributed to the phenomena at Borley Rectory, but his editor killed the story after consulting the newspaper's lawyer as being too dangerous from a legal point of view." In addition to Sutton, "Lord Charles Hope also became convinced that Price was responsible for some of the Borley phenomena. Hope [was present with Price] July 5, 1929, and he was now in the unenviable position of thoroughly distrusting Rudi's chief investigator, while being increasingly convinced that the Rudi phenomena were genuine. He had satisfied himself, however, that whatever might apparently have been the explanation of the Borley phenomena, it did not seem that Price could have been producing Rudi's effects." Because of the Sutton claims, Price considered the Daily Mail his "old enemy," which "harbored against him the darkest suspicions as regards Borley rectory." Trevor Hall pointed out in his Search for Harry Price that Hope requested "he should not be cited as supporting Price's Borley Rectory testimony. . . Hope suspected Price of fabricating some of the Borley phenomena.") **

Guiley, Rosemary Ellen. The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits. New York: Facts on File, Inc. 1992. London: Guinness, 1994 as The Guinness Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits. pp. 46-49, 266-69. (More than 400 excellent entries from "afterlife" to "zombies." Interesting, with many cross references to Borley, Price, Garrett, et. al. Includes a rundown on the Amherst Haunting in Nova Scotia that supposedly provided Marianne with ideas for Borley, including wall writings. Indicates little known fact Price co-authored a movie script about Borley [which was mostly developed by Upton Sinclair but never published]. One of the most concise and detailed histories available. Quite critical of Price.)**(autographed)/** T/T

Guiley, Rosemary Ellen. The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits - second edition. New York: Facts on File, Inc. 2000. pp. ix, 52-57, 152, 155, 299, 390-91. Excellent photos of burned out rectory, and of the church. The later taken by Guiley, as are many photos in the book. (The most extensive and accuarate contemporary synopsis available. The author thoroughly researched a wide variety of sources, including the borleyrectory.com website, focusing on the original material whenever possible. This exhaustive investigation has not been duplicated by contemporary writers. Totally revamped from previous edition. In addition to a lengthy 5-page review, it also includes an entry on the BORLEY GHOST SOCIETY and a reference to the Internet web site. Collorated with Vincent O'Neil, who is mentioned in acknowledgments. Very accurately declares both sides of the alleged haunting, without any prejudice. Only error is in making the generalization that the nun is "always" seen July 28. While listing the SPR "Critical Survey," it does not list the rebuttal article by Robert Hastings, "An Examination of the Borley Report.") **T

Guiley, Rosemary Ellen. Encyclopedia of the Strange, Mystical, and Unexplained. New York: Gramercy, 2001. p. 254. Originally published as Harper's Encyclopedia of the Strange, Mystical, and Unexplained. San Francisco, 1991. (Portion of one paragraph dealing with "Ghost Investigations." In discussing Price very briefly, the author writes, "English psychical researcher Harry Price was among the first to use modern technology in his ghost investigations. His most celebrated case was Borley Rectory, which he investigated between 1929 and 1938. . . . .Price believed a poltergeist was present, but his findings were controversial and allegations of fraud were made after his death in 1948. The case remains unsolved.) **

Gumbrell, Jean. Favourite Haunts in and around Saffron Walden. Uttlesford District Council, 1995. Preface. ("Certainly Essex could once boast of the most haunted house in England - the infamous Borley Rectory - burnt down in 1939 and still the subject of many weird and unexplained happenings. But there are also other, perhaps less well-known places than Borley, whose history is stained with such evil doings that the restless unquiet spirits of both victims and oppressors linger on.")

Hadfield, John. Editor. The Christmas Companion. London: Dent and Sons, 1939. "Christmas Ghosts" by Harry Price, pp. 231-247. (Mostly about Borley - pages 234-38, 242-43. "The quietest time was about Christmas." Recalls visit in January of 1938 with a "young Oxford graduate" when they heard three repetitions of three raps. Footsteps were heard, and then the sound of a sealed door being slammed. Reflects on a French proverb, "a ghost was never seen by two pairs of eyes," but then recounts story of a couple exploring the fresh ruins at night who saw a girl dressed in white "or very pale blue" lean out of the Blue Room window. Price reprinted his portion as a stand-alone book, Christmas Ghosts.)** photocopy of Price chapter

Haining, Peter. A Dictionary of Ghosts. London: Robert Hale Ltd. 1982. New York: Dorset Press, 1993. pp. 36-9. Also published as Dictionary of Ghost Lore. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1984. pp. 20-21. One photo of the burned-out rectory. ("When Price actually moved into the rectory with a team of investigators . . . . there was a noticeable decline in the manifestations." One long paragraph that once again mentions the SPR attack of 1956, but not the response by Hastings in 1969. The former "has its glaring faults," so "its fame and controversy as to what really went on there still persist." Without mentioning names, it indicates "Although he attributed many of the strange happenings to one of the former residents, Price believed there was genuine evidence of a haunting.") ** Prentice Hall

Haining, Peter. Ghosts - The Illustrated History. London: Sidgwick and Jackson Limited. New York: Chartwell Books, Inc. 1987. pp. 106-110.(Includes photo of "A servant girl...points to where the ghost of a nun was seen in the garden." Vigorously supports Price.)

Hall, Trevor H. The alleged haunting of Borley Rectory: dossier of confidential information. Leeds: Trevor Hall, 1951 . Format: vi, 171 leaves; 26 cm. (This was Trevor Hall's first notebook on the Borley Rectory case. According to the card file kept by H. Adrian Smith, this is 1 of 4 copies that exist. Typescript.)

Hall, Trevor. The Last Case of Sherlock Holmes: Ivy Johnson Bull of Borley Rectory. Rockville Centre, N.Y.: Paulette Greene, 1986. 31 pages. (Only 500 numbered copies. Weaves fictional account of the illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes into facts Hall gathered while researching Marianne Foyster. Says Harry's sisters were jealous of his wife, especially after they were asked to move out when Harry took over the living in 1920. Ivy was illegitimate, and made some mistakes on her marriage certificates, which also excited some concern. Ethel and Millie Bull told Sidney Glanville that Harry, "died from the effects of poison, and that after his death they found a bottle, half-filled with sugar of lead' in the cellar. Their brother often mentioned to them that he intended altering his will,"which he never had time to do. The son of Sherlock Holmes decides the stories about the murder were the result of the sisters jealousy. On the last page, the fictional offspring of the like-wise fictional Holmes asks if the Locked Book " contains any mention of Mrs. Marianne Foyster. . .reputedly a woman of great physical attraction." Hall explains, " there were a few references to her. . .and I had been more than a little puzzled by them. . . They made sufficiently curious reading to justify a complete investigation of Mrs. Foyster's life.")** Number 24 of 500

Hall, Trevor. New Light on OLD GHOSTS. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd, 1965. pp. xi-xvi, 1-13, 120-134. (Credits The End of Borley Rectory for arousing "an active interest in psychical research." The first chapter deals with deaths at Borley before the Foysters lived there. The last chapter sheds"New Light on Borley Rectory." It debunks Price and Marianne; lists the television show About Religion; refers to Ian as "X;" introduces Francois d'Arles; tells about an unnamed investigator who found Marianne; and tells about Hall's 600 pages of Marianne Foyster of Borley Rectory. The book contains pictures of Marianne with an unnamed baby, Reverend Foyster's grave, and a lush sitting room, among others.)** Borley pages

Hall, Trevor. Marianne Foyster of Borley Rectory. A Biographical, Psychological and Psychical Investigation. Five volumes, 1958. Unpublished. **photocopy

Hall, Trevor. Search for Harry Price. London: Gerald Duckworth and Company,1978. (According to Wilson, completes the destruction of the reputation of Price started in The Haunting of Borley Rectory. Preface says,"I never met or corresponded with Harry Price." While dissecting Price from one side and then the other, Hall only mentions Marianne in passing, but does say "I had a continuing interest" in her. Quite an understatement. Contains a tremendous amount of cross-references. One picture of the rectory, plus photos of the medallions Price claimed materialized July 5, 1929. Gives detailed description of how information was gathered, including disproving that Price was "the son of a wealthy industrialist," which has been described by so many others. "Edward Dichter Price was a traveller [salesman] for a paper merchant.")**

Hall, Trevor. Campbell, John. Strange Things. pp. 166, 196.

Hal, Trevor. See also: Kurtz, Paul, A Skeptic's Handbook of Parapsychology.

Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore. Ghost Stations II, True Ghost Stories.Durham: Casdec Ltd.

Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore. Ghost Stations III, True Ghost Stories.Durham: Casdec Ltd. 1990. Chapter 23 "The most haunted church,"pp. 152-66. (Mostly on the church, with details of the 1970 investigation by Geoffrey Croom-Hollingsworth and Roy Potter. This couple was able "by a sheer fluke" to obtain a copy of the diary of the oldest Bull daughter, Caroline Sarah Elizabeth. "In her diary," Caroline wrote "about many psychic happenings, the most detailed being about moving chairs." She "was not afraid." Two men on motorcycles - on two separate occasions, felt themselves driving through the phantom coach. The investigators were later joined by Denny Densham and the trio recorded many interesting sounds. )**

Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore. Ghost Stations VII. True Stores of the Supernatural. 1995. (Only source to mention "I used material from the master tape of the Borley investigation [in writing Vol. III] which was a serious investigation by serious minded people. I hold the master tape, 'An investigation into the haunting of Borley Church.'" Argues with Louis Mayerling and lists reasons he believes in the haunting. Incorrectly states Marianne left because she was struck in the face. Points to all the witnesses through the years and asks, "Were they all liars?")**

Hansel, C.E.M. ESP and Parapsychology: A Critical Evaluation. 1966. (A few paragraphs.)

Hansel, C.E.M.ESP and Parapsychology: A Critical Re-evaluation. 1980.

Hapgood, Sarah. 500 British Ghosts and Hauntings. London: foulsham, 1993.pp. 79-82. (Condenses story of Bull sisters so that all four see the nun at once, when the fourth was actually summoned after three made the intial sighting. Makes unique observation that, "it has been claimed, the communion wine has been turned into ink." Wine was reportedly changed during a dinner hosted by the Foysters, but this is the only such record of communion wine changing, apparently during a contemporary time frame. Misidentifies the voice Marianne heard as being female, when she actually thought it was a male voice - Lionel's. Mistakenly reports that when Marianne was "viciously attacked by an invisible assailant, the couple moved out." They moved out some years after that alleged incident, and not because of the haunting but due to his poor health. Supports Price because "he had a tremendous respect and regard for the field of the supernatural." Attacks on Price are "irrelevant, because after he and his team left the phenomena continued." Affectionately calls the place, "dear old Borley!")**

Hapgood, Sarah. The World's Great Ghost and Poltergeist Stories. Foulsham,1994. pp. 48-52, 100. (Uses Woods' book, Widow of Borley to attack Foysters. Critical about Borley, but says, "At the core I believe the haunting was genuine, but it has grown so many layers that no one wants to take it seriously." About the church she adds, "Like most extensive hauntings, some of it is substantial, and some is just wishful thinking.")**

Hardwick, Michael. See Canning, John, Great Unsolved Mysteries.

Harries, John. The Ghost Hunter's Road Book. London: Frederick Mueller Ltd.,1968. pp. 80-84. (Essentially a guidebook, complete with maps, the author takes time to discuss some of the pros and cons. After a fairly accurate mix of history and then-current reports, it may lead readers to the mistaken impression the ruins are still visible. "Certainly the site now gives a sense of anti-climax. . . . Borley on the A134, if several score of people are not imaginative liars, has one of the most remarkable haunted places in Britain, and in the opinion of the local folk, will so remain." Never mentions the church, except to say it is "twelfth century or earlier, and would most certainly have been connected with a 'cell' or priory of some monastic order, probably that of Bury St. Edmunds." As with so many other secondary re-tellings, this section includes an incorrect reference that could have been avoided if the initial Harry Price books had been consulted. It explains that the window in the dining room was bricked up because "Henry Bull was annoyed by the figure of a nun who regularly peered at him while he was seated at his desk. Price says it was bricked up "because the nun used to stare at them from the drive while they were eating their meals." (EBR, p. 24) There is no other reference to Henry at a desk in the dining room. It is interesting to note, the dining room is where the fireplace with the two monk figures is located. Banks (Enigma, p. 31) wonders if the nun may not have been staring at the fireplace monks instead of the family. The bricked-up window faces the front of the house - an angle very seldom seen, as the most famous photographs of the rectory actually show a side view, from the very spacious lawn where a photographer would have more room to maneuver.) **

Harvey, Frank. The Poltergeist. London: H.F.W. Deans and Sons, Ltd., 1947. 68 pages. (Hall's catalogue describes this as "A play in three acts inspired by the Borley Rectory case.")

Hauck, Dennis William. The International Directory of Haunted Places. New York: Penguin, 2000. pp. 8-11, frontpaper, ix, 254. (Acknowledges Vincent O'Neil and Borley Ghost Society, lists web site twice. Mostly accurate, detailed synopsis. Guidebook format, suggesting location and best time to visit. Cites Price as "the son of a wealthy industrialist," which has been disputed by Trevor Hall in Search for Harry Price. Hall declared "Edward Dichter Price was a traveller [salesman] for a paper merchant." Perpetuates unproven idea "some evidence suggests a sixteenth-century convent also existed on the site." Accurately describes constant unwanted attention, including each July 28; "In 1988, so many people showed up that the police were called out for emergency crowd control." Incorrectly states Lionel "quit the church and took an office job in London." The Foysters left because of Lionel's ill health, and did not move to London. Wording also suggests Price "moved in," when he actually only sent observers during his lease.) **

Headley, Gwyn; Meulenkamp, Wim. Follies. London: Jonathan Cape, 1986. pp. 342-343. ("Essex has a number of folly-towers of a more traditional sort. All are eclipsed by Bull's Tower in PENTLOW, a rather attractive, unostentatious Victorian brick tower in a rectory garden. When we called we tugged on the old bell-pull and far away in the depths of the house a rusty bell finally tolled. No one answered. When we stepped back we saw that every window of the house had a white cat sitting in it looking out at us. Nervously we made our way across the ramshackle lawn to the tower. It is 70 feet high, banded with diapered cross-and-diamond bricking, with the date, 1859, prominently set above the door. Above that is a narrow window, and then further up the initials 'AC'i', also picked out in dark blue brick. We cannot find out what this could stand for. A plaque records, 'This tower was erected by the Rev. Edward Bull, M.A., in memory of his parents on a spot they loved so well.' It is also the most frightening building we have ever been halfway up. Only long after we had got away from it, tyres squealing, overcome by inexplicable terror, did we sit down and try to rationalise the fear. A little research made it worse. We discovered that the Rev. Mr Bull left Pentlow to become rector at another village four miles away and built himself a new rectory there in 1865; his Borley Rectory, which burnt down mysteriously in 1941 [sic], took only a few years to establish itself as the most haunted house in England. Old photographs of Borley show it to be similar in style to the rectory at Pentlow. Nothing in Essex equals Pentlow for atmosphere - we haven't been back since 1974 - and no other tower in the country compares with it as a folly." Edward did not go to Borley - Henry did. The year was 1863, and the fire was 1939.) courtesy of Stewart Evans

Henning, A.C. Haunted Borley. London: The Shenval Press,1949. 56 pages. Four rare photos, including restored altar of 1947, Borley Mill, and cottage in Borley Green "said to be haunted." (Borley rector March 1936 - January 1955, but did not live on the premises. Cover has unique wood cutting - artist unknown. Henning gave Christian burial to bones dug up by Price in1943. Was not familiar with hauntings when he arrived at "that vast and ugly rectory." Gives detailed history of site and surroundings. Lists all rectors prior to himself to 1236. Describes unexplained noises; footsteps; appearances of objects such as a piece of wood and a coat; an apparition; and new writings on the walls - in 1937. He concludes, "...there is still something strange and inexplicable lingering in haunted Borley.") **

[Photocopy posted, with undated inscription to Trevor Hall: "Thank you for your letter (and cheque) and for your very kind offer in reference to the photograph (1920) of the rectory. I shall be grateful if I might purchase a copy from you. We shall be interested to meet you and trust you will come and see us. Mrs. Henning asks me to say you will not be too large a party; and she hopes you will have a simple tea with us (all of you). I may add, we have met such interesting people in connection with Borley that we shall be glad to see you. We shall be busy here during Easter week, but it will be best to send a p.c. or give us a ring (Long Melford 255). If any of you want to see over Borley Church it will be best to do so from here. Lately I have been keeping the church locked owing to certain visitors who fastened themselves in the church without permission. I enclose the entry from the register. Yours sincerely, A. C. Henning"]

[I have a copy of A.C. Henning's book 'Haunted Borley'. It is a copy that he sent to the writer Dennis Wheatley. Enclosed in the book is a letter from Henning to Wheatley in which he talks about the hauntings. Also, on the inside of the front cover of the book, Wheatley has written down an annecdote related to him by Kenneth Allsop. Wheatley repeated this in the introduction to the Harry Price book published by Sphere in the mid seventies. - Richard Humphreys]

Haynes, Renee. The Society For Psychical Research 1882-1982 a history. London and Syndey: MacDonald and Co. 1982. pp. 146-51. (In reviewing the history of the Society, discusses Price and Borley in a chapter dealing with "Fact, Fraud and Furor Scholasticus." Author writes, "Price was uninhibited by a sense of honour. . . .[which] led to distrust of his work." Price joined the SPR in 1920, and remained a member until his death in 1948. He wished to unify the SPR and his National Laboratory for Psychical Research, but failed. Haynes reports that Harry Bull saw "an apparition of his mother in the garden," a claim not mentioned in either book by Price. Author states that Hall, Dingwall, and Goldney attacked Price as if he were guilty. Mentions that Peter Underwood stated in the 1969 Proceedings by Robert Hastings, that he "had been an eye-witness of the apparently paranormal movements of a stiletto and some bottles." Actually, Underwood wrote a chapter for Hastings, and was quoting Richard Whitehouse, not giving his own eye-witness. Biographies of all presidents of the Society to 1982. Extracts.) **

Hervey, Michael. They Walk By Night. New York: Ace Books, Inc., 1968. pp. 122-3. (Paperback only. "A 'wall of perfume' which surrounds the site . . . .has been reported to the Psychical Research Society. [SPR?] After a lapse of nine years since the rectory was burned to the ground, some villagers believe that Borley's ghosts are active again. The 'Wall' was encountered by a party of four, including two naval officers, who found it so overpowering that they were driven back. One of the party, Miss Susanne Dudley, said, 'The perfume was so sickly sweet and so powerful as to be absolutely revolting. It was an evil smell, and was two feet deep.'" The fire was in 1939.)**

Hill, Douglas. "Borley Rectory." Man, Myth and Magic, Volume 3. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 1970. Cavendish, Richard, editor. pp. 310-312. Pictures of house, Price, and floating brick. (Excellent synopsis of both sides in Borley debate. Describes the Hastings report as an "open-minded and scholarly assessment." Brings up Hall's research into Marianne and her "alleged confession," and points out his "researches into this lady's affairs [are not] available for study." Correctly notes "Price paid great attention to new pencil marks appearing on the walls. . ." during his rental in 1937 after the Foysters had left. Hill states, "not a single ghost appeared to Price or to any other potentially reliable witness - only to laymen and suggestible sightseers, and mostly under dubious circumstances. " However, Hill concludes from the Hastings report, "there is no proof of fraud." )**T

Hill, Douglas; Williams, Pat. The Supernatural. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1965. London: Aldus Books Ltd. pp. 96-7. (Mostly about Price. Incorrectly states Smiths "gave up and left," but their stated reason was lack of amenities. Correctly points out poletergeist activity started with Smith incumbancy, prior to the arrival of the Foysters. Says Marianne was "young and attractive." Repeats common belief that Marianne "hated the uncomfortable and isolated rectory and wanted to move," contrary to what she told Garrett. Errs by stating Price "lived there," when he only rented it for his observation team to make periodic visits. Cites SPR trios report without mentioning Hastings rebuttal. Of the first, Hill states, "one is left with the overall impression that a reasonable doubt was cast on most of the occurrences.")**

Hill, Tom (Steven King's Son). The Heart Shaped Box. (About a man who buys a ghost from Ebay... background explains how as a teenager when he became interesed in ghosts, he read all about Borley Rectory.)

Hinde, Thomas. The Domesday Book: England's heritage, then and now. BHB International, Inc.; Paperback - 336 pages. (The original, compiled in 1085-1086 on the instructions of William the Conqueror, apparently listed "Barlea" in the survey. The table of contents does not confirm this. It includes sections devoted to: County Boundary Maps, The Story of Domesday Book by Dr. Elizabeth Hallam, Domesday Decade 1080-90, Key to Domesday Entries, and Domesday Life.)

Hines, Terence. Pseudoscience and the Paranormal - a critical examination of the evidence. Buffalo: Prometheus Books, 1988. 62-4. ("Two of the most dramatic and allegedly well-documented modern cases of hauntings have likewise turned out to be fradulent. The cases in question are those of Borley Rectory in England, and the 'Amityville Horror' in Amityville, New York." After a one page summary of the original evidence, Hines relies on Dingwall, Goldney and Hall to "demolish the claim that Borley Rectory was ever haunted." Specifically, Hines uses their 1956 report for the SPR, The Haunting of Borley Rectory, to state, "Mrs. Marianne Foyster. . . was actively engaged in fradulently creating these phenomena." This scandalous statement belies the fact Marianne was not present for the entire period of the Price documentation, nor does it quote the letters she wrote to her son, Ian Shaw in 1956 , "Not that I ever did haunt Borley. There were plenty of others who did that. It was haunted since 1860 and that's a little before my time. . . . I didn't do it." In that same year, she told Trevor Hall, "If you mean did I haunt the place, the answer is No." Neither response was published in the SPR report. Hines says the authors of that report, "find a nonparanormal explanation for nearly every incident reported from Borley. The very few that go unexplained do not constitute support for the reality of the haunting, any more that the 'irreducible minimum' number of unexplained UFO sightings constitute evidence for extraterrestial visitation." Does not refer to the Robert Hastings rebuttal of the SPR report, An Examination of the Borley Report. "Hines is a professor of psychology at Pace University." - David A. Green)

History and Antiquities of Essex Vol. II. 1768? ("The church of Brundon was fmall, of one pace with the chancel, but now lies in ruins. The remains of it are in a little enclofure, about a mile on the left hand of Ballingdon-ftreet, directly opposite to Borley Church. The Rectory was appendant to the maner." - " I think that it must be referring to one of the buildings that stood on the site, ie a former rectory before the Herringham - maybe the one with those old smaller-than-modern bricks." - Joe Olding)

Hoggart, Simon; Hutchinson, Michael. Bizarre Beliefs. London: Richard Cohen Books, 1995. pp. 185-86. (Vigorous attack on Price's work as "a blend of gullibility, stupidity, and mundacity." Evidently, the authors had access to the work of Trevor Hall, as they refer to it frequently. Says, "The children of the Revd Harry Bull. . . .said they were astonished to find they had been inhabiting England's most haunted house." Quotes Marianne as saying, "But there were a great many things [we] went through which no one can explain away as mischief." Unique photo of ruins immediately after the fire.)**

Hole, Christina.Haunted England. Fitzhouse Books, 1940. London: Batsford,1950. p. 179. Unknown,1991. (Half page on Borley added to the last page in 1950 and 51 editions. Incorrectly states wall writings and slips of paper occurred "during Harry Price's tenancy." Compounding the error, she continues to say, "These apparently emanated from a spirit named Marianne who may or may not have been the ghostly nun.")**

Holzer, Hans. (Writes mainly about American ghosts, but all his many volumes ignore Borley.)

Hope, Lord Charles. Visit to Borley Rectory, July 5th, 1929.Unpublished. (Listed by Hall in Search for Harry Price, which quotes Hope as saying, "Mr. Price might be responsible for some at least of the phenomena which had occurred while I was present," referring to noises and appearance of keys and a medallion.)

Hopkins, R. Thurston. Ghosts over England. London: Meridian Books, 1953. pp.16, 20, 24, 90-91. (Written prior to the mysterious picture of the gate he took in 1955. Mentions Borley in passing a couple of times. He spends a little more time, however, discussing the skull the Smiths found. He states incorrectly that Mrs. Smith had gone to the cupboard may times before, when in reality, she found it while preparing to move in. Hopkins quotes information he gathered about the Bulls and not published elsewhere. His unnamed informant told him, "In the 1890's when the Reverend Harry Bull lived there. . . .he was a pretty queer man. He believed in ghosts and dancing tables and said jokingly that when he passed over he would come back as a ghost and scare the life out of me." The villager also talked about a skull found at the rectory during the same time period. It was, "unusually thin and yet had terrififc elasticity - one might bounce it like a ball and not break it." The villager said, "We once buried the skull in the churchyard but after that, unaccountable knockings and amazing disturbances took place at the Rectory. And the bedclothes were pulled off the bed on which the vicar was sleeping, and the bed itself went whizzing right out of the room on to the landing. After that, the skull was replaced in the Rectory. But it disappeared years ago." Remarking that ghosts usually do no harm, Hopkins recounts an incident when Mr. H.F. Russell visited in 1941 and "was suddenly seized and dashed to the ground.") **

Hough, Peter. See also Randles, Jenny.

Hough, Peter. Supernatural Britain, A Guide to Britain's Most Haunted Places. London: Piatkus, 1995. pp. 73-79. Art by Philip Hood. (Update not published elsewhere, including tracing the property back to 1042. "Steven Ironmonger told me of a lady who regularly cleaned the church. . . . [who saw] the wooden candelabra suspended above her, twisiting and turning on its chains." Hough says, "there are enough independent records. . . .to conclude that Borley was indeed haunted." Later he adds, "Their is something strange about the village of Borley, but neither the current rector nor the other residents will talk about it.")**

Huddlestone, John. Still a Mystery. London: 1959. (Asks if the"alleged hauntings were faked. Were they? Who knows?")

Hutchinson, Michael. See: Hoggart, Simon.

Inglis, Brian. Science and Parascience: a history of the paranormal 1914-1939. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1984. p. 246, 325. Unknown if this may have also been released as: Natural and Supernatural: a History of the Paranormal (On his first visit to Borley with Harry Price, Lord Charles Hope felt, "something aroused his suspicions that Price was not above assisting his production of psychic phenomena with the help of physical force.") **photocopy

Innes, Brian. Ghost Sightings. "The Most Haunted House in England?" London: Barnes & Noble, 1996. pp. 51-54. Picture of rectory from the corner. Photo of wall writings. (Has two sisters seeing the nun, instead of four. Upon arriving, Mrs. Foyster "took an instant dislike to it," which is not verified. Has Marianne writing second response to wall writing, when it was Kerr-Pearse who wrote, "I still cannot understand please tell me more" years later. Updates events to the Croom-Hollingsworth study in 1974, after which he reported, "I don't give a damn if Price invented things or not. The basic question is - is the place haunted? And you can take it from me it is. I have invented nothing.")**

Izzard, Jon. Ghosts "Ten Best Known Hauntings." London: Spruce, 2010. pp. 114, 155. 140. Photo of "The End of Borley Rectory" book jacket showing house on fire. Photo of Harry Price, p. 141 ("Among the most studied haunted sites in the world, this building was burned down in 1939. Phenomena included a ghostly nun, a coach and horses, mysterious voices, and poltergeist activity ranging from writing on walls to showers of pebbles and glass bottles appearing from nowhere. Activity continued in the ruins. First published in 1946, "The End of Borley Rectory" is by Harry Price, who studied the haunting for years. However, its valuable as a reliable account has been challeneged by skeptics, who mistrust Price's methods of gathering information." Price is listed as among The Top Ten Ghost Hunters. "He used a wide range of equipment to investigate hauntings, most famously the Borley Rectory poltergeist, which he studied for 16 years.") Photos of kit and Price maybe unique. The one of Price is from Peter Underwood. **

Jackson, Robert. Ghosts: great mysteries. London: Quintet Publishing Limited. 1992. pp. 20-21. Two very clear pictures of the rectory before and after the fire. (Story of the reporter finding pebbles and bricks in Price's pockets.)**

Jackson, Shirley. Haunting of Hill House. New York: Viking Penguin,1959. Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada, 1959. Amereon: 1959. London: Viking Penguin, 1984. pp. 119, 138, 141, 150. (Whether by coincidence or by design, the author weaves in several parts of the Borley Legend including: a psychic investigator who leases a house and recruits observers, writings on the wall including the word "help," planchette readings, and a cold spot. It is while mentioning the cold spot that the investigator is reminded of Borley:"A thermometer, dropped into the center of the cold spot, refused to register any change at all, causing the doctor to fume wildly against the statisticians of Borley Rectory, who had caught an eleven-degree drop." The heroine is also assigned to The Blue Room. No history of Borley is given, which assumes the reader will remember all the pertinent details merely by mentioning the name. Jackson has Merrill say, "No ghost in all the long histories of ghosts has ever hurt anyone physically. The only damage done is by the victim to himself. One cannot even say that the ghost attacks the mind, because the mind, the conscious, thinking mind, is invulnerable. . . . Poltergeists are another thing altogether. . . Mrs. Foyster at Borley Rectory was a long-suffering woman, but she finally lost her temper entirely when her best teapot was hurled through the window. . . poltergeists like to turn people out of bed violently. . . ")**

Jaspershon, William. The Ghost Book. New York: Franklin Watts, 1969. pp. 26, 27. Full page illustration of the nun. (One paragraph for a juvenile audience. "In Essex, England, for example, the ghost of a nun murdered in the fifteenth century is said to haunt Borley Rectory.") **

Johnson, Raynor. Psychical Research. London: English Universities Press, 1955. Chapter 5, "Psychokinesis and Poltergeist Phenomena."(Goss says Borley is included with a "discussion of spiritist and psychological interpretations of the phenomena.")

Kaye, Marvin. editor. Ghosts. New York: Doubleday, 1981. Appendix D, "Selected Bibliography." p. 652. (Under Harry Price. "The Most Haunted House in England is an engrossing and unfortunately scarce non-fiction book on the lively hauntings observed at Borley Rectory before it burned down. Tjhough Price came under serious adverse scrutiny by British parapsychologists, his nbook is enjoyable what-if reading, as is its equally scare sequel, The End of Borley Rectory, in which ghostly doings were allegedly observed in the ruins of the old pile.") **

Kemp, Paul. See Downes, Wesley. Researcher.

Jones, J Towyn; Lyn Ebenezer. Borley Cymru. Llanrwst: Dyffryn Conwy, 2001. ISBN: 0863816762.
Hallo; I passed your email on to Towyn at today's lunch & he replies - "Borley reputedly being the 'most haunted house in England' would certainly therefore be the most haunted vicarage. 'Borley Cymru' (being about the haunting of St. Paul's Vicarage, Llanelli) makes it the Welsh equivalent." I hope this clarifies the title of his book (which, incidentally is wholly in Welsh).

Jones, Richard. Enchanted England and Ireland. Verlagsgruppe; Augsburg. 2002. ISBN 3-8089-4904-5. pp. 73-6. Photos of rectory from gate, and Harry Price. Marsden church photo.

Jones Richard. Haunted Britan and Ireland. New York: MetroBooks. 2002. ISBN 1-58663-750-9. Content identical to Enchanted England and Ireland. (Suggests "occasional piles of crumbling brick" can still be found, which is not accurate. Correctly indicates how current residents resent the intrusions. Connects the poltergeist activity to the nun, a link not often made. Incorrectly has the coach "tearing across the dining room," which was never reported - it was seen outside. Has the phrase "Don't Carlos, don't," being screamed, when Price recorded, "The volume of sound, at its highest pitch, was slightly louder than would be used in ordinary conversation." [MHH, p. 8.] Says nun continues to appear on "Nun's Walk," which is not correct. Colorful presentation.) **

Kettelkamp, Larry. Haunted Houses. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1969. Xerox Education Publications, 1969. Middletown Connecticut: Weekly Reader Books, 1969. pp. 17-26. (Children's book. Includes photo of wall writing, sketch of nun walking through gate, and sketch of carriage moving through hedge. Mistakenly refers to Marianne "Morrison," and gives Adelaide's age as 12. Also inaccurately names Reverend Henry "Martin" as builder in 1865, instead of Henry Bull in 1862. It becomes more remarkable when neither Harry Bull, Fred Cartwright, nor Edward Cooper are given pseudonyms. Refers to the Institute for Parapsychology and the Psychical Research Foundation, both at Durham, North Carolina {Duke University?}. Do these resources have similar mistakes?)** Xerox

Knight, David C. Haunted Houses. - Best True GHOST STORIES of the 20th Century. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984. pp. 100-113. "The Ghosts of Borley Rectory." Unique drawing of beheaded monk with skull floating above. (Lengthy retelling, including legend of nun, Foyster's stay, exorcisms, Price's lease. Very similar to 1972 version, below. Mistakenly has Smiths leaving "because of the strange things that were occurring there," when they actually left because of the lack of amenities. Correctly notes nun "was never seen indoors." Most of the account is accurate, except for occasional slips such as having the Foysters leave "sick and weary of the ordeal they had so long endured," and having Rev. Henning live in the rectory.)**

Knight, David C. Poltergeists, Hauntings, and the Haunted. Lippencott Company, 1972. London: Dent & Sons, 1977. pp. 12, 90-110. Chapter Nine, "The Hauntings at Borley Rectory." Four photos, including rendering on the cover. ("True, reams of balderdash have been written about Borley, but when the clouds of journalistic fantasy have been swept away, the case must remain as one of the most startling on record." Repeats the history, and some of the fables, such as "the nun frequently used to stare in at the family at table, her face close to the glass." Assumes Lionel's Fifteen Months was published. Mistakenly states Foysters left because they were, "sick and weary of the ordeal they had been through." Told in the voice of a believer.)**

Kurtz, Paul, editor. A Skeptic's Handbook of Parapsychology. "A Note on Borley Rectory" by Trevor Hall. Buffalo: Prometheus Books, 1985. pp. 327-338. (Devastating attack on Marianne in an attempt to discredit the legend. Relates portion of the Swanson interview about her sex life, saying it, "is essential to the story," but never again makes reference to it or describes how it bears on the haunting. Explains that his manuscript on Marianne is "now ready for publication," but it was never published. Says he corresponded with her for "some years." Apart from the personal attacks on Marianne and Price, Hall points out,"from [Price's files and other sources] I found that Price believed that Mrs. Foyster had produced the alleged phenomena . . . . in direct contradiction of his accounts in his two books." As close as possible to the expose never published as Marianne Foyster of Borley Rectory. States that Glanville gave him The Locked Book in 1953, and hints he acquired Lionel's Fifteen Months. Whilst extremely negative, an extremely important link to the Borley saga.)**

Liberge, Eric. Tonnerre rampant . (Crawling Thunder.) Sun Productions, October 2002. 80 pages. Graphic novel. Text and art by the author. ISBN : 2-84565-395-6. (Some pseudonyms, but very close to the legend. For adults.) Several web sites have reviews - all are in French, but google.com will provide rough translations. Some have order proceedures. | Publisher's Internet site. "Another splendid album of the collection Latitudes! 80 pages of data base and a very exceptional large size make it possible to discover an account firmly constructed. January 1928. Professor Aloïs Squire, founder of the first office of parapsychologic research at the University of London, goes to the priory of Nunhead, one of the most haunted residences of England, to try to solve the mystery which poisons the places... The reverend, who places there with his family, claims that the spectrum of a none would be at the origin of terrifying the harmful effects which, for soon four centuries, have disturbed the everyday life of the vice-chancellors who followed one another the priory. Rather than to call upon the traditional parades of exorcism, Squire will try to untie the business by deciphering the "messages" which all these demonstrations send. Items by items, it will assemble the puzzle of a human tragedy which unchains all its violence within the priory, to discover with its root a dramatic wound of love... Mystery, supernatural and suspense are the key elements of this captivating one-shot to sumptuous graphics." | Synopsis with several illustrations. | Review "Eric Liberge serves again us the traditional one of the house haunted in which a great drama occurred and where a heart in sorrow tries to contact the alive ones... But with what a brilliance! The size of the album and its rather particular technique completely plunges us in this intrigue." | Order from BNnet.com Publisher's review. | Sceneario.com "Shivers guarantees." | Reviews with link to Amazon.FR "Crawling Thunder is priceless." | Order from bdcool.com "Vibrating!" - Reviews

Lewis, James R. Encyclopedia of Afterlife Beliefs and Phenomena. Visible Ink Press, 1995. p. 156. (Brief section on ghost hunting. "The Book The Most Haunted House in England, published in 1940, includes the results of the ghost investigations made by Harry Price, who was among the first to use modern technologies.")

Lewis, Roy Harley. Ghosts, Hauntings, and the Supernatural World. David and Charles, 1991. pp. 27-8.

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